State health officials are still dealing with the fallout from a tainted synthetic cannabis epidemic that has sickened hundreds and killed three.… MORE
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Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti visits Youth Build to learn more on vocational training
Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti visited Youth Build of McLean County this afternoon to discuss the importance of vocational training and how the state can benefit from investing in more similar resources.… MORE
Bloomington parks wish list includes larger, central park concept
Bloomington has presented a plan to revamp its park system for the next 15 years.… MORE
Bloomington buys new protective gear for firefighters
Bloomington firefighters will be getting additional gear that’s intended to keep them safer, long after the fire is out.… MORE
Reinking’s father could face charges in Waffle House shooting
While a Morton man has been jailed in Tennessee on charges he shot and killed four people at a Nashville Waffle House on Sunday, his father is under investigation by the feds for returning several weapons to his son, including the AR-15 that was used in the killing.… MORE
Aldermen narrowly OK liquor sales restrictions near daycare centers, offer olive branch to dock owners
New businesses in Bloomington won’t be able to sell alcohol if they’re located within 100 feet of daycare centers and preschools after a narrow city council vote Monday night.… MORE
Semi rollover closes eastbound Market St. on Bloomington’s west side
A semi rollover has snarled traffic on Market Street on Bloomington’s west side.… MORE
Packers QB Rodgers: ‘Long history’ with Red Cross
By Greg Halbleib One of the National Football League’s best-known active players says he has a long history with the Red Cross, the next chapter of which is Tuesday night in Bloomington-Normal. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is the featured speaker at the 25th annual Red Cross Evening of Stars at the Mariott in…… MORE
Morton man accused of Waffle House shooting arrested
The Tazewell County man suspected of killing four and injuring two others in a Waffle House near Nashville, Tennessee, has been arrested.… MORE
Firefighters take on blaze in Atlanta mobile home park
A late Monday morning fire in Atlanta has heavily damaged two adjacent trailer homes and a vehicle.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…